Multiple Contact Layers Separated From Each Other By Insulator Means And Forming Part Of A Package Or Housing (e.g., Plural Ceramic Layer Package) Patents (Class 257/700)
  • Publication number: 20110031594
    Abstract: The present invention provides a conductor package structure that comprises a conductive base. An adhesive layer is formed on the conductive base. An electronic element is formed on the adhesive layer. Conductors form a signal connection between the surface of a filling material and the bottom of the filling material, wherein the filling material is filled in the space between the electronic element and the conductors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventors: Diann-Fang Lin, Yu-Shan Hu
  • Publication number: 20110031611
    Abstract: An electronic device includes at least one semiconductor chip, each semiconductor chip defining a first main face and a second main face opposite to the first main face. A first metal layer is coupled to the first main face of the at least one semiconductor chip and a second metal layer is coupled to the second main face of the at least one semiconductor chip. A third metal layer overlies the first metal layer and a fourth metal layer overlies the second metal layer. A first through-connection extends from the third metal layer to the fourth metal layer, the first through-connection being electrically connected with the first metal layer and electrically disconnected from the second metal layer. A second through-connection extends from the third metal layer to the fourth metal layer, the second through-connection being electrically connected with the second metal layer and electrically disconnected from the first metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Martin Standing
  • Publication number: 20110031607
    Abstract: The present invention provides a conductor package structure comprising a conductive base. An adhesive layer is formed on the conductive base. An electronic element is formed on the adhesive layer. Conductors are forming signal connection between the surface of a filling material and the bottom of the filling material, wherein the filling material is filled in the space between the electronic element and the conductors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventors: Diann-Fang Lin, Yu-Shan Hu
  • Patent number: 7884726
    Abstract: A method for efficiently producing a plurality of EAS or RFID tags or inlays that form a label ready for use. The process utilizes a first web of RFID chip straps or capacitor straps that are releasably secured to a liner using only a low tack adhesive and utilizes a second web of coils or antennas which are secured to a second liner. After indexing these two webs, selective heat and pressure are applied to the chips straps or to the capacitor straps to transfer them and electrically couple them to a corresponding coil or antenna. Where both chip straps and capacitor straps are applied to a common antenna, a third web of the additional strap is used in the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Checkpoint Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Andre Cote, Detlef Duschek
  • Patent number: 7884462
    Abstract: An insulation covering structure for a semiconductor element with a single die dimension includes: a semiconductor element with a single die dimension and an insulation covering layer. The semiconductor element has a front side surface, a rear side surface, a left side surface, a right side surface, a bottom surface, and a top surface. The top surface of the semiconductor element has two metal pads. The insulation covering layer covers the front side surface, the rear side surface, the left side surface, the right side surface, and the bottom surface of the semiconductor element. A manufacturing process for covering the semiconductor element with a single die dimension is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Inpaq Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Liang-Chieh Wu, Hui-Ming Feng
  • Patent number: 7884466
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a recess portion is formed in a package substrate which is formed of a multilayer organic substrate having a multilayer wiring, and an LSI chip is accommodated within the recess portion. Wiring traces are formed on the upper surface of a resin which seals the LSI chip connected to the multilayer wiring. The wiring traces are connected to terminal wiring traces connected to the multilayer wiring on the front face of the package substrate and to front-face bump electrodes for external connection on the upper surface of the resin. On the back face side of the package substrate, back-face bump electrodes for external connection are formed and connected to the multilayer wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masamichi Ishihara, Fumihiko Ooka, Yoshihiko Ino
  • Patent number: 7884461
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a structure of package comprising: a substrate with a die receiving through hole and a contact conductive via formed therein, a die disposed within the die receiving through hole, a surrounding material filled in the gap except the die area of the die receiving though hole, a re-distribution layer formed on the substrate and coupled to the contact conductive via, a protection layer formed over the re-distribution layer, a cover material formed over the protection layer; and a terminal contact pad formed on the lower surface of the substrate and under the contact conductive via and the die to couple the contact conductive via.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Advanced Clip Engineering Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Dyi-Chung Hu, Chun-Hui Yu
  • Patent number: 7880297
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip includes a die mounted on a packaging substrate. The die includes a semiconductor substrate; inter-metal dielectric layers on the semiconductor substrate; levels of metal interconnection, wherein at least two potential equivalent metal traces are formed in a level of the metal interconnection; a passivation layer disposed over the two metal traces, wherein two openings are formed in the passivation layer to expose portions of the two metal traces; a conductive member externally mounted on the passivation layer between the two openings; and a redistribution layer formed over the conductive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Mediatek Inc.
    Inventors: Che-Yuan Jao, Sheng-Ming Chang, Ching-Chih Li
  • Patent number: 7880284
    Abstract: With embodiments disclosed herein, the distribution of gated power is done using on-die layers without having to come back out and use package layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Zelikson, Alex Waizman
  • Patent number: 7880296
    Abstract: The present invention provides a chip carrier structure having a semiconductor chip embedded therein and a protective metal layer formed thereon and a fabrication method thereof. The chip carrier structure includes a chip-embedded carrier structure, and a metal layer formed by electroplating on the bottom surface and side surfaces of the chip-embedded carrier structure. The metal layer prevents moisture from crossing the side surfaces of the chip-embedded carrier structure, so as to prevent delamination, provide a shielding effect, and improve heat dissipation through the metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Lin-Yin Wong, Zao-Kuo Lai
  • Patent number: 7880314
    Abstract: A wiring substrate on which an electronic component is flip-chip bonded, including a substrate main body, a solder resist which is formed on the substrate main body and having an opening, and a plurality of conductive pattern formed on the substrate main body, including exposure surfaces exposed from the opening of the solder resist. The conductive patterns include, a narrow interval group, a wide interval group, an interval between the adjacent conductive patterns belonging to the narrow interval group is narrower than an interval between the adjacent conductive patterns belonging to the wide interval group, an exposure length of the conductive patterns of the narrow interval group is shorter than an exposure length of the conductive patterns of the wide interval group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Sohara
  • Patent number: 7880295
    Abstract: A wiring board comprising a first surface on which a first electrode is disposed and a second surface on which a second electrode is disposed; at least a single insulation layer and at least a single wiring layer; and one or a plurality of mounted semiconductor elements, wherein the second electrode disposed on the second surface is embedded in the insulation layer, the surface on the opposite side of the exposed surface on the second surface side of the second electrode is connected to the wiring layer, and all or part of the side surface of the second electrode does not make contact with the insulation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignees: NEC Corporation, Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumi Kikuchi, Shintaro Yamamichi, Yoichiro Kurita, Koji Soejima
  • Patent number: 7879455
    Abstract: The present invention intends to provide a power semiconductor device using a high-temperature lead-free solder material, the high-temperature lead-free solder material having the heat resistant property at 280° C. or more, and the bondability at 400° C. or less, and excellent in the suppliabilty and wettability of solder, and in the high-temperature storage reliability and the temperature cycle reliability. In the power semiconductor device according to the present invention, a semiconductor element and a metal electrode member were bonded each other by a high-temperature solder material comprising Sn, Sb, Ag, and Cu as the main constitutive elements and the rest of other unavoidable impurity elements wherein the high-temperature solder material comprises 42 wt %?Sb/(Sn+Sb)?48 wt %, 5 wt %?Ag<20 wt %, 3 wt %?Cu<10 wt %, and Ag+Cu?25 wt %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryoichi Kajiwara, Kazutoshi Itou
  • Patent number: 7875805
    Abstract: The invention provides a warpage-proof circuit board structure, including: an inner layer circuit board; at least one dielectric layer formed on at least one surface of the inner layer circuit board; at least one first groove formed in the at least one dielectric layer corresponding in position thereto; a solder mask formed on the surface of the dielectric layer, a second groove formed in the solder mask and corresponding in position to the first groove formed in the dielectric layer; and a metal frame formed in the first and second grooves and protruding from the surface of the solder mask, thereby strengthening the circuit board to prevent it from warping in thermal processing and further using the metal frame as a heat-dissipating means for the package structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Wei-Hung Lin
  • Patent number: 7875980
    Abstract: A technique for reducing the size of a semiconductor device is provided. A semiconductor device comprises a base, a semiconductor chip, a chip component, an insulating base, a wiring pattern, a via plug, an external lead-out electrode, a recess, and a resin. The insulating base has a multi-layer structure formed by laminating a plurality of insulator films. The semiconductor chip and the chip component are mounted on the base and embedded in the insulating base. A recess is formed on the surface of the semiconductor device and reaches down to any of wiring conductor layers. The semiconductor chip and the chip component are mounted on the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Imaoka, Ryosuke Usui
  • Patent number: 7872341
    Abstract: A semiconductor package comprises a plurality of stacked semiconductor chips having the same structure. Therefore, the semiconductor chips can be produced using masks of the same design, resulting in a reduction in production cost and an improvement in productivity. Each of the semiconductor chips includes a plurality of through-silicon vias penetrating therethrough. The through-silicon vias of each semiconductor chip include at least one signal pad through which a common signal is delivered to the semiconductor chip and at least one chip enable pad connected to at least one chip enable pin to select the semiconductor chip. The chip enable pin may be connected to or disconnected from the chip enable pad through a conductive line to select the semiconductor chip. The conductive line is sawn to disconnect the chip enable pin from the chip enable pad before stacking of the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Amkor Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Sang Jae Jang, Ki Wook Lee, Jae Dong Kim
  • Patent number: 7871008
    Abstract: A wireless IC device includes a radiation plate, a wireless IC chip, and a substrate provided with a feed circuit that includes a resonant circuit and/or the matching circuit including an inductance element and that is electromagnetically coupled to the radiation plate. The substrate is made of a resin material. A recess is provided in a first main surface of the substrate. The substrate is provided with a wiring electrode arranged along a bottom surface and an inner circumferential surface of the recess and the first main surface of the substrate and electrically connected to the feed circuit, and a wedge member made of a different material from the resin material and extending between the bottom surface of the recess and a second main surface of the substrate spaced apart from the wiring electrode. The wireless IC chip is mounted in the recess and coupled to the wiring electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noboru Kato, Yutaka Sasaki, Masahiro Ozawa
  • Patent number: 7872347
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for integrated circuit packages, and processes for forming the same, are provided. In one example, an integrated circuit (IC) package includes an integrated circuit die, a layer of insulating material, a redistribution interconnect on the layer of insulating material, and a ball interconnect. The integrated circuit die has a plurality of terminals on a first surface. The insulating material covers the first surface of the die and fills a space adjacent to one or more sides of the die. The redistribution interconnect has a first portion coupled to a terminal of the die through the first layer, and a second portion that extends away from the first portion over the insulating material filling the space adjacent to the die. The ball interconnect is coupled to the second portion of the redistribution interconnect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventor: Matthew V. Kaufmann
  • Patent number: 7867828
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a base plate, and a semiconductor constituent body formed on the base plate. The semiconductor constituent body has a semiconductor substrate and a plurality of external connecting electrodes formed on the semiconductor substrate. An insulating layer is formed on the base plate around the semiconductor constituent body. A hard sheet is formed on the insulating layer. An interconnection is connected to the external connecting electrodes of the semiconductor constituent body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignees: Casio Computer Co., Ltd., CMK Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyasu Jobetto
  • Patent number: 7867816
    Abstract: Provided is a method and system for designing an integrated circuit (IC) substrate, the substrate being formed to include at least one die. The method includes providing at least portions of IC power and a grounding function on a metal 2 substrate layer and utilizing all of a metal 3 substrate layer for the grounding function. Portions of the metal 2 layer and a metal 4 layer are utilized for the IC power, wherein all of the IC power is centralized underneath the die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventor: Edmund Law
  • Patent number: 7868440
    Abstract: Microdevices and methods for packaging microdevices. One embodiment of a packaged microdevice includes a substrate having a mounting area, contacts in the mounting area, and external connectors electrically coupled to corresponding contacts. The microdevice also includes a die located across from the mounting area and spaced apart from the substrate by a gap. The die has an integrated circuit and pads electrically coupled to the integrated circuit. The microdevice further includes first and second conductive elements in the gap that form interconnects between the contacts of the substrate and corresponding pads of the die. The first conductive elements are electrically connected to contacts on the substrate, and the second conductive elements are electrically coupled to corresponding pads of the die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart L. Roberts, Tracy V. Reynolds, Rich Fogal, Matt E. Schwab
  • Patent number: 7868449
    Abstract: A semiconductor substrate includes a substrate layer and a circuit film formed over the substrate layer. One or more openings are formed in the circuit film and the substrate layer. Conductive plates are formed over the circuit film at the peripheries of the openings. A semiconductor die is attached to the circuit film, below the openings with an adhesive material. A conductive material is disposed in the openings to electrically connect the semiconductor die to the conductive plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Kai Yun Yow, Poh Leng Eu
  • Patent number: 7863729
    Abstract: A circuit board structure embedded with semiconductor chips is proposed. A semiconductor chip is received in a cavity of a supporting board. A dielectric layer and a circuit layer are formed on the supporting board and the semiconductor chip. A plurality of hollow conductive vias are formed in the dielectric layer for electrically connecting the circuit layer to the semiconductor chip. By providing the hollow conductive vias of present invention, the separating results of different coefficients of expansion and thermal stress are prevented, and thus electrical function of products is ensured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Shih Ping Hsu, Chung Cheng Lien, Shang Wei Chen
  • Patent number: 7863750
    Abstract: In this manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, after a sealing film is applied over an entire surface of a semiconductor wafer and hardened, a second groove for forming a side-section protective film is formed in the sealing film and on the top surface side of the semiconductor wafer. In other words, the sealing film is formed in a state where a groove that causes strength reduction has not been formed on the top surface side of the semiconductor wafer. Since the second groove is formed on the top surface side of the semiconductor wafer after the sealing film is formed, the semiconductor wafer is less likely to warp when the sealing film, made of liquid resin, is hardened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junji Shiota, Taisuke Koroku, Nobumitsu Fujii, Osamu Kuwabara, Osamu Okada
  • Patent number: 7863728
    Abstract: A semiconductor module includes components in a plastic casing. The semiconductor module includes a plastic package molding compound and a semiconductor chip. Also provided in the module are a first principal surface including an upper side of the plastic package molding compound and at least one active upper side of the semiconductor chip, a second principal surface including a back side of the plastic package molding compound, and a multilayered conductor track structure disposed on the first principal surface and a second metal layer disposed on the second principal surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Gottfried Beer, Christoph Kienmayer, Klaus Pressel, Werner Simbuerger
  • Patent number: 7863724
    Abstract: A circuit substrate uses post-fed top side power supply connections to provide improved routing flexibility and lower power supply voltage drop/power loss. Plated-through holes are used near the outside edges of the substrate to provide power supply connections to the top metal layers of the substrate adjacent to the die, which act as power supply planes. Pins are inserted through the plated-through holes to further lower the resistance of the power supply path(s). The bottom ends of the pins may extend past the bottom of the substrate to provide solderable interconnects for the power supply connections, or the bottom ends of the pins may be soldered to “jog” circuit patterns on a bottom metal layer of the substrate which connect the pins to one or more power supply terminals of an integrated circuit package including the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Douriet, Francesco Preda, Brian L. Singletary, Lloyd A. Walls
  • Patent number: 7859114
    Abstract: An IC chip and design structure having a TWV contact contacting the TWV and extending through a second dielectric layer over the TWV. An IC chip may include a substrate; a through wafer via (TWV) extending through at least one first dielectric layer and into the substrate; a TWV contact contacting the TWV and extending through a second dielectric layer over the TWV; and a first metal wiring layer over the second dielectric layer, the first metal wiring layer contacting the TWV contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter J. Lindgren, Edmund J. Sprogis, Anthony K. Stamper
  • Patent number: 7855451
    Abstract: A layer of electrically insulating material is applied to a substrate and a component located thereon, in such a way that said layer follows the surface contours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Norbert Seliger, Karl Weidner, Jörg Zapf
  • Patent number: 7851922
    Abstract: A rerouting element for a semiconductor device includes a dielectric film that carries conductive vias, conductive elements, and contact pads. The conductive vias are positioned at locations that correspond to the locations of bond pads of a semiconductor device with which the rerouting element is to be used. The conductive elements, which communicate with corresponding conductive vias, reroute the bond pad locations to corresponding contact pad locations adjacent to one peripheral edge or two adjacent peripheral edges of the rerouted semiconductor device. The rerouting element is particularly useful for rerouting centrally located bond pads of a semiconductor device, as well as for rerouting the peripheral locations of bond pads of a semiconductor device to one or two adjacent peripheral edges thereof. Methods for designing and using the rerouting element are also disclosed, as are semiconductor device assemblies including one or more rerouting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Round Rock Research, LLC
    Inventors: David J. Corisis, Jerry M. Brooks, Matt E. Schwab, Tracy V. Reynolds
  • Patent number: 7851900
    Abstract: In a stacked semiconductor package, since electric power is supplied to a second semiconductor package through a first semiconductor package, a power supply path becomes complicated and fluctuation of its inductance becomes large, whereby power bounce occurs to reduce signal quality and also prevent high speed signal communication. Therefore, according to the present invention, a first solder ball group for joint to a printed wiring board is attached to a second layer of the first semiconductor package, and a second solder ball group for joint to the first semiconductor package and a solder group for power supply for direct joint to the printed wiring board are provided on the second layer of the second semiconductor package, whereby electric power can be directly supplied from the printed wiring board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tohru Ohsaka, Hiroshi Kondo
  • Patent number: 7851895
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure comprising a first signal layer, a second signal layer, a wiring layer and at least one via is provided. The wiring layer is formed between the first signal layer and the second signal layer. A conducting wire is disposed between a first terminal and a second terminal on the wiring layer. At least one via is used to conduct the first signal layer and the second signal layer. The at least one via is disposed adjacent to the first terminal and the second terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Chih Yi Huang, Chih-Wei Wu
  • Patent number: 7851899
    Abstract: A BGA package is disclosed including a base IC structure having a base substrate, with an opening running length-wise there through. A first semiconductor chip is mounted face-down on the base substrate so the bond pads thereof are accessible through the opening. The package also includes a secondary IC structure including a secondary substrate, having an opening running there through, and a second semiconductor chip. The second chip is mounted face-down on the secondary substrate so that the bond pads thereof are accessible through the opening in the secondary substrate. An encapsulant fills the opening in the secondary substrate and forms a substantially planar surface over the underside of the secondary substrate. The substantially planar surface is mounted to the first chip of the base IC structure through an adhesive. Wires connect a conductive portion of the secondary IC structure to a conductive portion of the base IC structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignees: UTAC - United Test and Assembly Test Center Ltd., Infineon Technologies
    Inventors: Fung Leng Chen, Seong Kwang Brandon Kim, Wee Lim Cha, Yi-Sheng Anthony Sun, Wolfgang Hetzel, Jochen Thomas
  • Patent number: 7848727
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) module includes a multilayer substrate having dielectric layers and metallization layers that include one or more circuit elements. The metallization layers are located between the dielectric layers. The RF module also includes a symmetric transmission input associated with the multilayer substrate, an RF element on the multilayer substrate to provide RF functionality, and a balun integrated in the substrate behind the symmetric transmission input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Epcos AG
    Inventors: Christian Block, Miguel Falagan, Isabel Gavela, Holger Fluhr
  • Patent number: 7847393
    Abstract: A package substrate 310 incorporating a substrate provided with a conductor layer 5, a conductive connecting pin 100 arranged to establish the electrical connection with a mother board and secured to the surface of the substrate, wherein a pad 16 for securing the conductive connecting pin is provided for the package substrate 310. The pad 16 is covered with an organic resin insulating layer 15 having an opening 18 through which the pad 16 is partially exposed to the outside. The conductive connecting pin 100 is secured to the pad exposed to the outside through the opening with a conductive adhesive agent 17 so that solution of the conductive connecting pin 100 from the substrate occurring, for example when mounting is performed is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: IBIDEN Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naohiro Hirose, Hitoshi Ito, Yoshiyuki Iwata, Masanori Kawade, Hajime Yazu
  • Patent number: 7843068
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor substrate 11, a through via 12 provided in a through hole 17 that passes through the semiconductor substrate 11, insulating layers 21-1 to 21-3 laminated on the semiconductor substrate 11, a multi-layered wiring structure 14 having a first wiring pattern 22 and a second wiring pattern 23, and an external connection terminal 15 provided on an uppermost layer of the multi-layered wiring structure 14, wherein the through via 12 and the external connection terminal 15 are connected electrically by the second wiring pattern 23.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kei Murayama, Mitsutoshi Higashi
  • Patent number: 7841076
    Abstract: A multilayer wiring structural body 13 is formed on a surface 57A of a metal plate 57 used as a support plate in the case of forming the multilayer wiring structural body 13, and the metal plate 57 is patterned and a slot antenna 60 is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomoharu Fujii
  • Patent number: 7843057
    Abstract: A method of making a printed circuit board panel, a printed circuit board panel made according to the method, and a system incorporating a printed circuit board provided onto the panel. The printed circuit board panel has a panel top edge, a panel bottom edge parallel to the panel top edge, and two parallel panel side edges, and further includes a first set of fiber bundles extending at the predetermined angle with respect to the panel side edges, and a second set of fiber bundles extending at the predetermined angle with respect to the panel top edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: William O. Alger, Gary B. Long, Gary A. Brist, Bryce D. Horine
  • Patent number: 7843056
    Abstract: In one aspect, an integrated circuit package composed of a plurality of immediately adjacent stacked layers of cured, planarizing, photo-imageable dielectric is described. At least one interconnect layer is provided between a pair of adjacent dielectric layers. An integrated circuit is positioned within one or more of the dielectric layers such that at least one of the dielectric layers extends over the active surface of the integrated circuit. The integrated circuit is electrically coupled with I/O pads on a surface of the package at least in part through the interconnect layer or electrically conductive vias. In particular embodiments, the package can include thermal pipes, a heat sink, multiple integrated circuits, interconnect layers, conductive vias that electrically connect different components of the package and/or passive devices. In some specific embodiments, the dielectric layers are formed from a suitable epoxy such as SU-8 type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: National Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Smeys, Peter Johnson, Peter Deane
  • Publication number: 20100295170
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a multilayer wiring substrate and a double-sided multi-electrode chip. The double-sided multi-electrode chip includes a semiconductor chip and has multiple electrodes on both sides of the semiconductor chip. The double-sided multi-electrode chip is embedded in the multilayer wiring substrate in such a manner that the double-sided multi-electrode chip is not exposed outside the multilayer wiring substrate. The electrodes of the double-sided multi-electrode chip are connected to wiring layers of the multilayer wiring substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi KOMURA, Yasuhiro Kitamura, Nozomu Akagi, Yasutomi Asai
  • Publication number: 20100295171
    Abstract: An electronic device and method is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes providing an electrically insulating substrate. A first electrically conductive layer is applied over the electrically insulating substrate. A first semiconductor chip is placed over the first electrically conductive layer. An electrically insulating layer is applied over the first electrically conductive layer. A second electrically conductive layer is applied over the electrically insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Ralf Otremba, Oliver Haeberlen, Klaus Schiess
  • Patent number: 7838333
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an electronic device package and a method of the package. In particular, an electronic device package and a method of the package suitable for a bumpless electronic device package with enhanced electrical performance and heat-dissipation efficiency are disclosed. The method comprises: providing a substrate having a plurality of vias and a plurality of electronic devices; forming a gluing layer on a surface of the substrate and fixing the electronic devices on the gluing layer, wherein the electronic devices have I/O units aligned with the vias respectively; forming a plurality of fixing layers in the gaps between the electronic devices; trenching a plurality of openings aligned with the vias respectively in the fixing layer; forming a plurality of metallic conductive units in the vias, the openings and part of the surface of the substrate; and forming a passivation layer over the other surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Shou-Lung Chen, Ching-Wen Hsiao, Yu-Hua Chen, Jeng-Dar Ko, Jyh-Rong Lin
  • Patent number: 7838982
    Abstract: A semiconductor package and a fabrication method thereof are disclosed, whereby an environmental problem is solved by using external connection terminals or semiconductor element-mounting terminals containing a smaller amount of lead, while at the same time achieving a fine pitch of the terminals. The semiconductor package includes a board (20) including a plurality of insulating resin layers, semiconductor element-mounting terminals (18) formed on the uppermost surface of the board, and external connection terminals (12) formed on the bottom surface thereof. Each external connection terminal (12) is formed as a bump projected downward from the bottom surface of the package, and each bump is filled with the insulating resin (14) while the surface thereof is covered by a metal (16). Wiring (24), (26) including a conductor via (26a) electrically connect the metal of the metal layer 16 and the semiconductor element-mounting terminals (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Junichi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 7829987
    Abstract: Carrier structure embedded with semiconductor chips and method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The carrier structure comprises a metal plate and pluralities of semiconductor chips. An adhesive material is disposed on both surfaces of the metal plate, and pluralities of cavities are formed through the metal plate. The semiconductor chips are embedded in the cavities and mounted in the metal plate. The semiconductor chips each have an active surface on which pluralities of electrode pads are disposed. A built-up structure is formed on the surface of the carrier structure and the active surfaces of the semiconductor chips, which has pluralities of conductive vias therein to conduct the semiconductor chips, and has pads thereon. Besides, the metal plate has an etching cavity between the semiconductor chips, and the etching cavity is filled with the adhesive material. The present invention solves the problem of metal burrs being formed when cutting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Kan-Jung Chia
  • Patent number: 7829424
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of fabricating an integrated circuit package having decoupling capacitors using a package design conceived for use without decoupling capacitors. The package is implemented with a minimal redesign of the original design and not requiring any redesign of the signal trace pattern. The invention involves replacing top and bottom bond pads with via straps and then covering the top and bottom reference planes with a dielectric layer having conductive vias that electrically connect with the underlying via straps. Planes having the opposite polarity of the underlying reference plane are then formed on the dielectric layer. These planes include an array of bonding pads in registry with the vias. Decoupling capacitors are mounted to the top of the package and electrically connected with the plane on top of the package and the immediately underlying reference plane without the electrical connections to the capacitors passing through the signal planes of the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: LSI Corporation
    Inventors: Leah Miller, Ivor Barber, Aritharan Thurairajaratnam
  • Patent number: 7829977
    Abstract: A low-temperature co-fired ceramics (LTCC) substrate includes a plurality of substrate units and at least one cutting pattern. The cutting pattern is disposed between neighboring two of the substrate units. A semiconductor package including the LTCC substrate is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Hyun-Ok Shin, Sung-Hun Choi, Sang-Yun Lee
  • Patent number: 7830004
    Abstract: A semiconductor packaging structure is provided. The structure includes a base layer comprising alloy 42; die attached on a first side of the base layer; and an interconnect structure on the die, wherein the interconnect structure comprises vias and conductive lines connected to the die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Gene Wu
  • Patent number: 7825500
    Abstract: A manufacturing process for an embedded semiconductor device is provided. In the manufacturing process, at least one insulation layer and a substrate are stacked to each other, and a third metal layer is laminated on the insulation layer to embed a semiconductor device in the insulation layer. The substrate has a base, a first circuit layer, a second circuit layer, and at least a first conductive structure passing through the base and electrically connected to the first circuit layer and the second circuit layer. In addition, the third metal layer is patterned to form a third circuit layer having a plurality of third pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Chien-Hao Wang
  • Publication number: 20100270670
    Abstract: A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system includes: providing an integrated circuit substrate having a non-active side and an active side; forming a recess in the integrated circuit substrate from the non-active side exposing a first contact and a second contact with the first contact and the second contact along the active side; forming a first via, having a first via extension extended beyond the non-active side and an opening at the non-active side, within the recess; forming a barrier liner within the opening with the barrier liner exposed beyond the non-active side; and forming a second via over the barrier liner and within the opening of the first via with the second via exposed beyond the non-active side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: CHARTERED SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING LTD.
    Inventors: Alfred Yeo, Kai Chong Chan
  • Patent number: 7821135
    Abstract: A semiconductor device of improved stress-migration resistance and reliability includes an insulating film having formed therein a lower interconnection consisting of a barrier metal film and a copper-silver alloy film, on which is then formed an interlayer insulating film. In the interlayer insulating film is formed an upper interconnection consisting of a barrier metal film and a copper-silver alloy film. The lower and the upper interconnections are made of a copper-silver alloy which contains silver in an amount more than a solid solution limit of silver to copper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: NEC Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuyoshi Ueno
  • Patent number: RE42035
    Abstract: A reconfigurable processor module comprising hybrid stacked integrated circuit (“IC”) die elements. In a particular embodiment disclosed herein, a processor module with reconfigurable capability may be constructed by stacking one or more thinned microprocessor, memory and/or field programmable gate array (“FPGA”) die elements and interconnecting the same utilizing contacts that traverse the thickness of the die. The processor module disclosed allows for a significant acceleration in the sharing of data between the microprocessor and the FPGA element while advantageously increasing final assembly yield and concomitantly reducing final assembly cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Arbor Company LLP
    Inventors: Jon M. Huppenthal, D. James Guzy